[gallardo88]

When listening to my computer with my dac ( so using a usb cable) I hear every minute or so 2 or 3 clicks. also some noise comes out in one channel, then the other.
I have no idea what could be causing this. Anyone able to help me out? thanks

 

[gallardo88]

lol sorry about the title, there's an extra while.
i meant to say " weird problem with computer while using a dac" . it won't let me edit that...

 

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Originally Posted by gallardo88 /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol sorry about the title, there's an extra while. i meant to say " weird problem with computer while using a dac" . it won't let me edit that...

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[MaloS]

Go to whichever media player you use, and in settings/options find buffer size. Increase the buffer size until the issue does not occur. If your software does not have the option, time to download Foobar2000.

 

[gallardo88]

malos, i have vista. in windows media player, in the options sections there's "network buffering". Is that what you're talking about?

thanks thread. It should be edited now.

 

[HFat]

No, that's not what MaloS is talking about.

This could be a number of things... my first guess would be that you're using wi-fi but that's just a wild guess because you haven't provided us with much information.
Please use the search function for other causes and previous attempts at troubleshooting similar symptoms.

 

[infinitesymphony]

What kind of DAC?

What are the symptoms surrounding the skips (i.e. does it only occur when you multi-task or run something processor-intensive)?

Have you tried using another media player? Foobar and others allow you to change the buffer setting for the output device to minimize drop-outs.

Is the USB cable in good condition?

 

[gallardo88]

i was using WMP with mp3s. Now i switched to foobar and flac, and the problem seems gone. thanks for the advice, though